WHEREAS, the Republic of the Philippines and the Socialist Republic of Romania, desiring to strengthen the friendly relations existing between them and recognizing the advantages to be derived by their respective peoples in promoting and developing mutual scientific and technological Cooperation on April 12, 1975;

WHEREAS, Article VII of the Agreement states that œthe Contracting Parties agree to establish within six months from the last notification of approval of the Agreement, a Joint Commission for Scientific and Technological Cooperation composed of an equal number of representatives of the Contracting Parties and which will meet alternatively in the Philippines and Romania;

NOW, therefore, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby create a PHILIPPINE PERMANENT COMMITTEE FOR THE JOINT PHILIPPINE - ROMANIAN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COMMISSION composed as follows:

Chairman

- Dr. Melecio S. Magno

        Chairman, National Science Development Board

Co-Chairman

- Ambassador Leticia R. Shahani

        Philippine Embassy , Romania

Vice-Chairman

- Ambassador Pablo R. Suarez, Jr.

        Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs

        Department of Foreign Affairs

Vice-Chairman

- Mr. Gabriel Itchon

        Undersecretary

        Department of Industry

Members

- Dr. Manuel Alba

        Deputy Director-General

        National Economic and Development Authority

 

Mr. Jose P. Leviste

        Executive Director

        Energy Development Board

 

Mr. Manuel Zosa

        Assistant Secretary

        Department of Agriculture

 

Mr. Antonio Aguenza

        Assistant Secretary

        Department of Natural Resources

 

Mr. Vedasto Suarez

        Assistant Secretary

        Department of Education and Culture

 

Mr. Manuel Salientes, Jr.

        Director, Development Management Staff

        Office of the President

 

A representative of the President of the University of the Philippines System

The Committee shall be empowered to promulgate its rules and regulations as may be required, to facilitate the performance of its function. It may call upon the assistance of any government agency, corporation or instrumentality, as well as any private entity on an ad hoc basis.

Such advisers as may be required for the meetings of the Joint Commission shall be appointed by the Chairman with the concurrence of the Philippine Permanent Committee.

Technical assistance as well as secretariat services shall be extended by the National Science and Development Board, subject prospectively to the creation of a Permanent Secretariat therein as the need arises.

Done in the City of Manila, this 14th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-six.


By the President:

(SGD.) CARLOS P. ROMULO